MV Loch Linnhe

MV Loch Linnhe arriving at Kilchoan
History
United Kingdom
Name
NamesakeLoch Linnhe
OwnerCaledonian Maritime Assets Limited
OperatorCaledonian MacBrayne
Port of registryGlasgow
RouteSpare/relief vessel
BuilderR. Dunston, Hessle, East Riding of Yorkshire
Yard numberH953
Launched22 May 1986
In service4 July 1986
Identification
Statusin service
General characteristics
Class & typero-ro vehicle ferry
Tonnage
Length30.2 m (99 ft 1 in)
Beam10 m (32 ft 10 in)
Draught1.5 m (4 ft 11 in)
Installed power6-cyl Volvo Penta
Propulsion2 × Voith Schneider Propellers
Speed9 kn (17 km/h)
Capacity200 passengers and 12 cars
Crew3

MV Loch Linnhe (Scottish Gaelic: An Linne Dhubh) is a Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited ro-ro car ferry, built in 1986 and operated by Caledonian MacBrayne After over ten years at Largs, she was the summer vessel on the TobermoryKilchoan crossing from 1999 to 2017.